*Build Thread**pic heavy* Saab 9-3 turbo


SillyCivic

Mr. Saab
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Well I finally got another Saab so heres a little read for you guys to show you what im doing with it... big diffrence from an ek9 :dance:

So here is pictures from the add on gumtree, I know it doesn't look sporty etc but I knew the potential it had and with it being the T5 engine its better to tune. Please ignore the little girl forgot to photoshop her out :nono:

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The body work is fairly good, no rust BUT there is a few dents on the doors. I think in time I will get new doors from the scrapies.
So I bought this car last week and haven't used it once yet :angry2:
I knew exactly what I wanted to achieve:
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While I was at work my father set out to a few scrappies and found me a sweet ass donor car!!
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The donor car was stripped of all the exterior parts and the full interior inc. the carpet and dash etc.
Heres all the parts lying out in my drive:

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Let the work begin!
So I had to strip the full interior which is easier than you may think.
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This is the 3rd Saab ive swapped interiors but ive never done the carpet before so I was a bit skeptical as to whether it would sit right when I laid the grey one in place but it turned out fine :clap:

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Suppose I better get seats in.
The fronts are heated, electric and memory :shocked:
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Now that all the interior was sorted it was time to start on the exterior :nice:
I don't really have any pictures mid way, just before and afters...
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off to florida on sunday so still wont be out in it till 2-3weeks.

Getting alloys when I come back and also a full 3" exhaust which is the most expensive thing ive ever bought for a car at 685 pound lol

In total that car cost 350 the stuff from the donor car cost 300.
 
Not my cup of tea mate, but I can appreciate time and effort that's going into the car :)
 
Love this build. One day I will start my own Saab build, but with the 9.3SS from +2003 as a starting point. Those things handle so well for such a heavy car, it impressed my everytime I drove it.

This was my car until I sold it in April when the turbo blew.

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Love this build. One day I will start my own Saab build, but with the 9.3SS from +2003 as a starting point. Those things handle so well for such a heavy car, it impressed my everytime I drove it.

This was my car until I sold it in April when the turbo blew.

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Thats pretty sweet.
Ive got loads of little things to sort out like the rear boot lock needs swapped over as i swapped the full boot lid cos i couldnt be bothered re-sealing the spoiler down on my boot
 
good luck with the build, I had nothing but trouble with my 9-3 and couldn't wait to get rid of it.
 
Sub frame bolt snapped randomly.
Rotten pas pipe that runs along front of the car.
Sludge in sump.
Drivers seat air bag randomly deployed.

Decent sized boot though.
 
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